Abuja vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$242
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
75
😀 Quality of life
23
60
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.59M

The cost of living in Abuja is 123% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 3904th and 7267th ($1551 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 9058th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Karaj

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Abuja Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$2.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$833

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$785
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$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
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$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546